Match ends, Coventry City 2, Rochdale 2.
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Rochdale twice came from behind to deny Coventry victory at the Ricoh Arena.
On-loan debutant Dominic Samuel put the Sky Blues ahead when he fired in after Dale keeper Josh Lillis had kept out Kim O'Brien's attempt.
Callum Camps levelled soon after with a first-time shot from the edge of the box before debutant Sanmi Odelusi drove in to put the hosts back in front.
But substitute Calvin Andrew secured a point for Dale when he headed in midway through the second half.
Sky Blues manager Steven Pressley told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"I was really pleased with the first-half performance. The second half they started to get control and it took us 15 to 20 minutes to get to grips with that.
"In the final 20 minutes you could see the desperation in both sides to win. We desperately want to win games of football and I am confident we can start winning again.
"In terms of excitement, it was far more like the Coventry City I've wanted to see, and there are lots of things to build on - a lot of good positives.
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
"It was an entertaining game and we did well. I'm not too disappointed because we might have lost that in the first 23 games of the season."
"We played really well second-half. We gifted the two goals to the opposition.
"We secure possession and we give the ball away, so we have to improve on that if we want to win these games. On another day we would have won it."
Line-ups
Coventry
Formation 4-4-2
- 23Jones
- 2Willis
- 21Martin
- 4Webster
- 5JohnsonSubstituted forHaynesat 45'minutes
- 11O'Brien
- 27Finch
- 7FleckBooked at 81mins
- 17OdelusiSubstituted forJacksonat 75'minutes
- 14Samuel
- 19NoubleBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 1Burge
- 6Thomas
- 12Jackson
- 16Barton
- 20Tudgay
- 26Haynes
- 37Thomas
Rochdale
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Lillis
- 2RaffertySubstituted forNoble-Lazarusat 45'minutes
- 5Eastham
- 6Lancashire
- 17Tanser
- 3BennettSubstituted forAndrewat 27'minutesBooked at 62mins
- 7VincentiBooked at 87mins
- 12DawsonBooked at 73mins
- 24Allen
- 28CampsSubstituted forRoseat 82'minutes
- 40HendersonBooked at 70mins
Substitutes
- 9Andrew
- 10Brandy
- 11Noble-Lazarus
- 21Musangu
- 25Rose
- 26Logan
- 39Bunney
- Referee:
- Andy Woolmer
- Attendance:
- 7,606
Match Stats
Home TeamCoventryAway TeamRochdale
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away5
- Corners
- Home3
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away19
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Rochdale 2.
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Foul by Jamie Allen (Rochdale).
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Jim O'Brien (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).
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Jack Finch (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Frank Nouble (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
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Jamie Allen (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Frank Nouble (Coventry City).
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Foul by Reuben Noble-Lazarus (Rochdale).
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John Fleck (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Peter Vincenti (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jack Finch (Coventry City).
Booking
Peter Vincenti (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Peter Vincenti (Rochdale).
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Jim O'Brien (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Aaron Martin (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Oliver Lancashire.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Michael Rose replaces Callum Camps.
Booking
John Fleck (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
